It brings me great joy to welcome my former drawing professor and friend Ben Gardner to the FolkArtwork Collective. Currently hanging in my living room is a piece of work by Ben that we exchanged when I graduated over 10 years ago now and it’s really cool to see how his work has evolved.
Focusing heavily on folklore and myth, Ben’s work resembles illuminated manuscripts of the past and the visionary folk artworks of today. Coming from a long line of educators and farmers, he is former drawing professor at Drake University, he currently coordinates university student experiences at the Eskenazi Museum of Art in Bloomington.
I am excited to be able to offer his work here to you today, all available for purchase while they last.
Ben Gardner // Book of Sundays #4
BEN GARDNER Book of Sundays #4 (2023) // Ink, marker, colored pencil, pencil on paper
> BEN GARDNER is an artist, writer, and musician. He started drawing on bowling score pads that his parents brought home from their league, obsessing over Commander Mark’s drawing show “The Secret City” when he was young. His recent work combines medieval illuminated manuscripts and his interest in folklore, superstition, myth, and storytelling.
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Ben Gardner // Book of Sundays #2$200.00 -
Ben Gardner // Book of Sundays #3$200.00 -
Ben Gardner // Book of Sundays #4$200.00 -
Ben Gardner // Sketch for Exiles #1$100.00 -
Ben Gardner // Sketch for Exiles #2$100.00
About the FolkArtwork Collective
It brings me great pleasure to introduce the FolkArtwork Collective — a fantastic group of self-taught and emerging artists from across the globe. Jackie Bradshaw, Esteban Whiteside, Sarah Lee, and Noel Hatfield are the first artists to bring original artwork directly to the FolkArtwork web store on both FolkArtwork.art/shop and directly on Instagram. I am very pleased to also add Reneesha Mccoy, Jordan Sullivan, Gabrielle K Brown, Christopher Bame, Max Kuhn and Ben Gardner to the collective.
After four years of running this account, sharing daily art by great outsider and self-taught artists who are no longer with us, I am thrilled to share this space with current artists to assist in their artistic journey and bring their artwork to the masses and maybe to a home near you.
I am excited to see FolkArtwork evolve and grow. It will continue to share daily outsider artwork by some of the greatest artists ever, pictures from travels across the country, visiting unknown and hidden art environments, and now offering original artwork for sale.
